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FL S0708
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "legally authorized person" under Florida's Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act to establish a specific priority order for directing disposition of human remains
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Adds military service members as a priority class: persons designated on the Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data (DD Form 93) who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, or National Guard take priority after the decedent's own written directions
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Maintains existing priority classes in order: surviving spouse (unless arrested for domestic violence contributing to death), adult children, parents, adult siblings, adult grandchildren, grandparents, and other next of kin
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Allows funeral establishments to act on authorization from one person in a priority class if that person represents no objection exists from others in the same class or higher priority classes
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Takes effect upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Disposition of Human Remains [CPSC]
Last Action
Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1152 (Ch. 2010-125)
4/30/2010